Archive for October 2011
NABP Reminds Indiana To Verify Online Pharmacy Before Buying
Indianapolis reporter Rafael Sanchez reports that bargain medications purchased online don’t come with a “danger disclaimer.” Reporting for 6News Indianapolis, Sanchez spoke with the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy executive director Carmen Catizone, about the risks involved with purchasing medications from unlicensed fake pharmacies online. Said Catizone, “We found rat poison, lead paint, [and]…
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Pfizer, Sponsor of the Partnership for Safe Medicines Interchange
Pfizer applies science and global resources to improve health and well-being at every stage of life. They strive to set the standard for quality, safety and value in the discovery, development and manufacturing of medicines for people and animals. Their diversified global health care portfolio includes human and animal biologic and small molecule medicines and…
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Keynote Speaker Announced for Interchange
John Morton will be the keynote speaker for The Partnership for Safe Medicine’s Interchange on October 27, 2011 at the National Press Club.
Morton is the Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), the principal investigative arm of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the second largest investigative agency in the federal government. During his tenure at ICE, he has strengthened ICE’s investigative efforts, with a particular emphasis on border crimes, export controls, intellectual property enforcement and child exploitation.
Sproxil, Sponsor of the Partnership for Safe Medicines Interchange
Sproxil provides world-class brand protection for emerging markets through software and services that work anywhere there are mobile phones. Delivering automatic protection, simple labels and robust back-end analytics with its Mobile Product AuthenticationTM (MPA) solution, Sproxil offers a comprehensive anti-counterfeiting strategy for cash-based societies, one that enables consumers to text message an item-unique code for…
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Foreign Medicines Poses a Risk to Chronically Ill Americans
The Partnership for Safe Medicines (PSM) released a new report this week, A Risky Proposition: How Opening the U.S. to Foreign Medicines Poses a Risk to Chronically Ill Americans, detailing the dangers posed to American patients by opening up the secure and safe U.S. medical supply chain to foreign drugs through importation. We released this latest…
[...]Listening to the Thought Leaders of Safe Medicines
Listening to the thought leaders of safe medicinesat the 2010 Interchange
[...]Jeremiah Mwangi, Policy and External Affairs Director of IAPO
Listening to the thought leaders of safe medicinesat the 2010 Interchange Jeremiah Mwangi, Policy and External Affairs Director of International Alliance of Patients’ Organizations (IAPO), will sit on “The Role of Patients and Healthcare Professionals” panel at 1:45pm at the Partnership for Safe Medicine’s Interchange on October 27, 2011 at the National Press Club in…
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